BLOG Post #431: Two Wars With No Way Out 28 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 People involved in conflict resolution often say that every war must end. Most wars do end in some fashion, but plenty of wars—and the wars in Ukraine and Israel appear…
BLOG Post #430: Gathering of the Clan: The Trump Criminal Enterprise at the RNC 20 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 The Criminals Former FBI director James Comey once compared Donald Trump’s gang of loyalists to the Mafia. “Holy crap, they are trying to make each of us an amica…
BLOG Post #429: No One Wants Another Middle East War, but Everyone is Preparing for One 30 Jun 202429 Jun 2024 Can Israel Be Restrained? Reports from the Middle East these days have two things in common: All the parties wish to avoid a war, yet all the movement is toward…
BLOG Post #427: Is It Time for This War to End? Evidently Not 11 Jun 2024 In a major speech May 31, Pres. Biden offered a three-phase plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war, saying “it is time for this war to end.” (I have appended…
BLOG Post #423: A Package Deal Full of Holes 17 May 2024 The Biden administration has been working on a package deal with Saudi Arabia that would guarantee a path to a Palestinian state in return for a permanent cease-fire and establishment…
BLOG Post #421: India, Israel, and America’s Double Standard 4 May 2024 India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more…
BLOG Post 419: The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War? 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel seems to be nearly universal. The UN, NATO countries, Jordan and Egypt—it’s a pretty widespread view. We may all be thankful that the…
BLOG Post #417: US Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes Takes Another Step 2 Apr 202427 Apr 2024 The Biden administration continues to act contrary to logic, law, and humane values in response to Israel’s war policies. Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s war crimes and acts that constitute…
BLOG Post #415: Resolving Biden’s Dilemma 9 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 A "Come-to-Jesus" Moment Following the State of the Union speech, President Biden had a conversation on the House floor with Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, who urged the President…
BLOG Post #412: Senate Progressives Seek to Hold Israel Accountable 4 Feb 2024 Larry Kirsch is co-author of this blog. Two Bills with Limited Support For those who are dismayed and disturbed by Israel’s disproportionate response to the Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7…
BLOG Post #411: Ending the Israel-Hamas War–Where Things Stand 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024 The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/world/middleeast/gaza-war-israel-hamas-negotiations.html). None of them seems likely to succeed…
BLOG Post #401: When Will It End? Some Might Prefer It Didn’t 29 Nov 202328 Nov 2023 Netanyahu, the Main Obstacle In an opinion article published in the Washington Post November 18, President Biden described how far his ambitions stretch beyond the four-day pause in fighting…
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